7 illustrated stories matching your filters — each with panel art and a full retelling on the creature’s page. New tales are added as we publish them. Browse the A–Z directory or take the yokai quiz.
In the heart of Shikoku's misty mountains, where the river Awa flows gentle as a maiden's song, there lived a Shibaten n...
Jul 8, 2026
Deep in the mountains of western Japan, where the sun dips into the valleys and paints the rocks with hues of crimson an...
Jul 8, 2026
In the depths of summer, when the sun beats down upon the rice fields and the river's waters seem to shimmer with heat h...
Jul 8, 2026
In a small village nestled between two great rivers, there lived an innkeeper named Kaito. His family had run the humble...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty mountains of Hyōsube's ancestral home, where the rivers flowed with a gentle song, there lived a young girl...
Jul 8, 2026
In the village of Yatsushiro, nestled between the swirling waters of the Shimono River and the rugged hills of Kyūshū, t...
Jul 8, 2026
In the misty dawn, where the rice paddies lay tranquil, a young farmer named Kaito toiled in the wet soil. His family's...
Jul 8, 2026
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